About this episode
The episode discusses William Golding's novel The Inheritors with guests Dr Una McComack and Andrew Male.
Joining John and Andy in this episode are multiple returnees and Official Friends of Backlisted: Dr Una McComack and Andrew Male. The book they are here to talk about is The Inheritors by William Golding, his second published novel (after Lord of the Flies) and first released by Faber & Faber in 1955. And it is one of the titles on the list Andy and John made when they first met to talk about Backlisted and the kind of books they’d like to feature. This episode also features Andy enjoying Square Haunting by Francesca Wade and John highlights a new poetry anthology from Bloodaxe Books called Staying Human. This show was recorded back in June 2020 and is a rerun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: John, Andy
Guests: Dr Una McComack, Andrew Male
Topics covered
- William Golding
- The Inheritors
- literature discussion
- book recommendations
- poetry anthology
- Backlisted podcast
Keywords
- William Golding
- The Inheritors
- Backlisted
- literature
- book podcast
- poetry
- Square Haunting
- Staying Human
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Faber & Faber, Bloodaxe Books
Books & works: The Inheritors, Square Haunting, Staying Human, Lord of the Flies
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